Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of southern Ontario, Canada, west of Toronto. It is known for its annual Shakespeare festival.

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  • proper noun The name of various cities, towns and boroughs in the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. See the full list.
  • proper noun A habitational surname.

Etymologies

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Old English strǽt ("road") + ford ("ford").

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Examples

  • Sept. 05 -- STRATFORD -- When Stratford resident Eric Mansi, 35, found himself out of work for more than a year, he decided to chase a long-suppressed personal calling.

    EMSResponder.com: Top EMS News 2010

  • STRATFORD - A prosecutor says a man has been arrested in the weekend death of a Stratford woman.

    unknown title 2009

  • STRATFORD - Ideas developed among government, business and academic leaders at forums in Stratford and Ottawa this month will "kickstart" Canada to become the world leader in digital media, the country's Industry Minister said today.

    London Free Press 2009

  • The name Stratford is a regular on the business and political scenes.

    No Way Out Andrea Kane 2001

  • Later on, when we were walking in Stratford, it looked more like this.

    New Year « Barefoot in the Kitchen 2010

  • Kurt and I will go for our annual creativity transfusion in Stratford, Ontario, this week.

    Archive 2010-07-01 Olga Bonfiglio 2010

  • Kurt and I will go for our annual creativity transfusion in Stratford, Ontario, this week.

    Travelogue: Stratford Festival Theatre Olga Bonfiglio 2010

  • Tennant was obviously in Stratford and Piper heavily pregnant.

    Humperdinck: "Now, if we only had a wheelbarrow..." rabid1st 2009

  • He was born in Stratford-on-Avon, England and was married to Anne Hathaway.

    Five People Born on April 23 | myFiveBest 2010

  • During the HOURS we spent tidying up and getting ready to officially move today, it looked like this: Later on, when we were walking in Stratford, it looked more like this.

    2010 January « Barefoot in the Kitchen 2010

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